Roland the Farter

Apollo
Jan 8, 2022

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Imagine farting.

Imagine being good at farting.

Imagine being so good at farting that you fart for others.

Imagine being so good at farting that you fart for the King.

Imagine being so good at farting that the King gives you gifts for farting.

Imagine being so good at farting that people know you 800 years after your death.

Imagine being so good at farting that Wikipedia has an article dedicated to you and your farting.

Meet Roland the Farter.

Roland the Farter / Image from World History

He was a medieval flatulist who lived in twelfth-century England. Each year, he was obliged to perform one jump, one whistle, and one fart for the King’s court at Christmas. For this, he was gifted a manor house in Hemingstone, Suffolk, and more than 100 acres of land!

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